Knowledgebase structure

This is the CLP Knowledgebase structure, all the text contains click-through links to active categories and pages. Categories are listed as headings, and the pages are bullet points.

Last updated 10-07-2017.

CLP background

• The importance of hazard communication for chemicals
• Duty of Care in UK Law
• Overall sequence of hazard communication
• What is CLP?
• Legal basis of CLP
• About GHS
• GHS within CLP
• About CHIP
• CHIP within CLP
• About REACH
• REACH and CLP
• About Transport of Dangerous Goods
• Transport and CLP
• CLP after Brexit
• CLP background summary

Scope of CLP

• Overall scope of CLP
• Products not covered by CLP
• Hazards not included in CLP
• CLP Physical Hazards
• CLP Health Hazards
• CLP Environmental Hazards
• Summary of CLP scope

C&L Inventory Notification

• About the C&L Inventory
• When and what to notify to the C&L Inventory
• How to notify to the C&L Inventory
• After C&L notification
• Summary of C&L Notification

CLP Building Blocks

• About CLP Building Blocks
• Product Identifiers
• CLP-GHS classifications
• CLP Pictograms (Symbols)
• The Signal Word
• H Statements
• P Statements
• EUH Statements
• Harmonised Classifications under CLP
• Specific Concentration Limits
• M-factors
• Summary of CLP Building Blocks

Chemical identification

• About chemical identification in CLP
• Chemical names
• The chemical formula
• Chemical structures
• The IUPAC nomenclature system
• Chemical trade names
• CAS numbers
• EC numbers
• Index numbers
• REACH registration numbers
• REACH Authorisation numbers
• Unique Formulation Identifier number
• Colour Index Names and Numbers
• Summary of chemical identification

Chemicals with non-CLP designations

• About chemicals with non-CLP designations
• SVHC List
• Authorisation List
• Restricted chemicals
• Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Chemicals with Workplace Exposure Limits
• PBT, Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic Substances
• vPvB, very Persistent very Bioaccumulative Substances
• Ozone depleting chemicals
• Prior Informed Consent substances
• Nano materials
• IARC Carcinogen List
• Summary of chemicals with non-CLP designations

About the CLP Classification Process

• Who is responsible for classifying and labelling a product
• Using existing information when classifying for CLP
• The CLP Classification Sequence
• Keeping CLP and SDS information on file
• Summary of the CLP classification process

Published CLP classifications

• About published CLP classifications
• Finding CLP classifications on the ECHA website
• Scope of CLP Harmonised Classifications
• Harmonised Classifications List
• How to read Harmonised Classifications
• CLP classifications in REACH dossiers
• How to read CLP classifications in REACH dossiers
• CLP classifications on the C&L Inventory
• How to read CLP classifications notified to the C&L Inventory
• CLP classifications on supplier SDSs
• Comparing published CLP classifications
• Summary of published CLP classifications

Published non CLP classifications

• About published non-CLP classifications
• Converting GHS classifications to CLP
• Converting CHIP classifications to CLP
• Converting Transport classifications to CLP
• Using NFPA ratings for CLP
• Converting other non-GHS classifications to CLP
• Summary of published non CLP classifications

When a substance needs to be classified

• Is your product a substance or mixture
• When to classify a substance for CLP yourself
• Procedure for classifying substances
• Finding published data on substances
• Modelling and read-across for substance classification
• Summary of when a substance needs to be classified

Tests to generate CLP classification data

• About tests for CLP classification
• CLP physical hazard tests
• CLP health hazard tests
• CLP environmental hazard tests
• Summary of tests for CLP classification

First principles CLP Classification

• About CLP Classification from First Principles
• CLP physical hazard classification from first principles
• CLP health hazard classification from first principles
• CLP environmental hazard classification from first principles
• Summary of CLP classification from first principles

When a mixture needs to be classified

• When to classify a mixture for CLP yourself
• Procedure for classifying mixtures
• Obtaining a mixture recipe for CLP classification
• Finding information on component substances
• Using data from non-CLP Safety Data Sheets
• Bridging principles and read-across for mixture classification
• Summary of when a mixture needs to be classified

Mixture CLP Classification

• About CLP classification for mixtures
• Physical hazard classification of mixtures
• Flammability of liquid mixtures calculation
• Health hazard classification of mixtures
• Environmental hazard classification of mixtures
• Summary of CLP classification of mixtures

EUH Statement Classification

• About classifying for EUH hazards
• EUH classification sequence
• Summary of EUH Statement classification

CLP Labels

• About CLP Labelling
• Information precedence for CLP
• Generating CLP label information
• CLP Label Content
• Misleading claims on CLP label
• Unique Formulation Identifier
• Mixture components identified on CLP label
• CLP Label Languages
• CLP label layout
• Small package labelling
• Packages requiring CLP labels
• CLP Label Printing
• Fixing the CLP Label to a Package
• Tactile CLP Labels
• Individual CLP symbol labels
• Pro forma CLP labels
• Summary of CLP labelling

Packaging for Supply of Chemicals

• About CLP Packaging Requirements
• Non-Transport-approved packaging for CLP products
• Filling packages under CLP
• Tactile CLP packaging
• Child resistant fastenings
• Packaging Laundry Liquitabs
• Summary of CLP packaging requirements

Safety Data Sheets

• About Safety Data Sheets
• SDS competent person
• Products requiring SDSs
• Where supply chain communication is required without an SDS
• Safety Data Sheet writing sequence
• Misleading claims on Safety Data Sheet
• Safety Data Sheet languages
• Issuing Safety Data Sheets to users
• Multiple-component products needing SDSs
• Safety Data Sheet layout
• Specific REACH information on the SDS
• Mixture components identified on SDS
• Pro forma Safety Data Sheets
• Summary of SDSs

Safety Data Sheet Sections

• About SDS Sections
• Section 1 of the SDS
• Section 2 of the SDS
• Section 3 of the SDS
• Section 4 of the SDS
• Section 5 of the SDS
• Section 6 of the SDS
• Section 7 of the SDS
• Section 8 of the SDS
• Section 9 of the SDS
• Section 10 of the SDS
• Section 11 of the SDS
• Section 12 of the SDS
• Section 13 of the SDS
• Section 14 of the SDS
• Section 15 of the SDS
• Section 16 of the SDS
• SDS Annex

Poison Centre Notification

• About Poison Centre Notification
• Scope of Poison Centre Notification
• Generating a UFI
• List of Poison Centres
• Summary of Poison Centre Notification

Hazard communication for special cases

• Aerosols
• Articles containing CLP products
• Asbestos containing articles
• Authorised Substances
• Biocides
• Biological hazards
• Bulk chemicals
• Candles
• Chromic acid solutions
• Consumer products
• Detergents
• Explosives
• Laundry Liquitabs
• Lead containing products
• Mixtures with confidential component substances
• Non hazardous products
• Pesticides, including plant protection products
• Product samples
• Products with a Harmonised Classification
• Products with labelling derogations
• Products with Workplace Exposure Limits
• Restricted substances
• Sensitiser containing products
• Small packages
• Stabilised products
• Substances with uses not registered under REACH
• SVHCs on candidate list
• Toll manufactured products

Selling and advertising hazardous products

• About selling and advertising hazardous products
• Misleading claims on CLP label or SDS
• Selling and advertising CLP products
• Selling and advertising products with a Safety Data Sheet
• Selling PIC products
• Summary of selling and advertising hazardous products

Printables

• CLP Pictogram Printables
• H Statement Printables
• P Statement printables
• Labelling printables

Printable forms

• Pro forma CLP labels
• Pro forma Safety Data Sheets
• Classification comparison forms
• First principle classification forms
• Mixture classification forms
• Labelling forms

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